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Morehouse School of Medicine launches pain equity course focused on racial healthcare disparities

Fierce Healthcare

One of the first pain equity courses for medical students is launching at the Morehouse School of Medicine this fall. | The course offers insights into fostering safe, trustworthy, transparent and empathetic patient-provider interactions. It also emphasizes how to address the unique preferences and needs of Black patients in pain.

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Remote patient monitoring in Medicare needs more oversight: OIG

Health Care Dive

Regulators say Medicare needs more data and oversight to avoid fraud and misuse. Digital health advocates argue the service is still crucial for managing chronic conditions.

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GPs cry My Health Record 'overhaul' and more briefs

Healthcare It News

Australian gov't urged to raise My Health Record funding An organisation of general practitioners in Australia has called on the federal government to upgrade the country's digital health record system. "We’re calling for the federal government to overhaul My Health Record to improve its useability for Australians, GPs, and other health professionals," said RACGP President Dr Nicole Higgins in a statement.

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How Hospitals Can Safely Use AI for Content Creation

Healthcare Success

AI is flooding the internet with low-quality healthcare content that hasn’t been medically reviewed for accuracy. While this can (and should) be viewed as a big problem, it’s also a unique opportunity for hospitals and healthcare systems to stand out as trusted patient resources. We recently sat down with Ed Bennet, Founder of MarTech.Health and a respected voice in healthcare marketing, to discuss how hospitals can use AI tools strategically to outrank unverified AI content.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Startup Particle Health files antitrust lawsuit against Epic alleging it uses monopoly power to block competition

Fierce Healthcare

What began as a dispute between two health tech companies over healthcare data exchange practices has now led to a federal lawsuit alleging antitrust violations. | Venture-backed health tech company Particle Health filed an antitrust lawsuit against Epic in the Southern District of New York alleging that the electronic health records giant is trying to muscle out competition in the payer platform market.

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Patients with sensitive health issues more comfortable making appointments with chatbots

Healthcare It News

Nearly two-thirds (66%) of U.S. patients with sensitive health issues are more comfortable making appointments with chatbots than with staff, according to the Talkdesk U.S. Consumer Healthcare Survey, conducted in August 2024 on the online platform Pollfish. Talkdesk received responses from 1,000 men and women aged 18 and over. Meanwhile, 62% of patients felt support provided by their healthcare organizations has either worsened or remained stagnant in the past year, the survey found.

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All Heart – Thinking Hearts, Health, and Love in Valencia, Spain

Health Populi

The clinical evidence base continues to grow making the case that art and creativity can be drivers for health and well-being — as it’s proven to me in my own life. Most recently, cases have been made by Emily Peters, documented in her book Remaking Medicine ; by Robin Strongin, advocate for arts, medicine, and well-being from her base in Washington, DC; and, by my Belgium-based colleague and friend Koen Kas whose book addressing themes of art and health will soon be published.

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Healthcare conferences to put on your calendar for 2024-2025

Fierce Healthcare

Looking for healthcare events in the fall of 2024 and 2025? We rounded up some of the top conferences, both virtual and live, that are on the calendar. | Here's our roundup of some of the top events in healthcare scheduled in the fall of 2024 and 2025.

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Providers say claims denials are increasing: survey

Health Care Dive

Nearly three in four providers surveyed by Experian Health said the number of claims denied by payers shot up between 2022 and 2024.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Korea's largest hospital bags APAC's first Stage 6 of new INFRAM

Healthcare It News

Seoul-based Asan Medical Center (AMC) has been validated for Stage 6 of the new HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM). The new INFRAM, introduced in March , assesses an organisation's infrastructure maturity based on cybersecurity, adoption, sustainability, performance, and outcomes. The previous framework evaluated healthcare organisations in the areas of mobility, security, collaboration, transport and data centres.

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How Enhabit, Bayada Win Home Health Value-Based Care Arrangements

Home Health Care

As more home health providers participate in value-based care arrangements, leaders are learning what works, and what falls flat. Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) has been active in the value-based care space. The company has a small – but growing – number of value-based contracts on the Medicare Advantage (MA) side, as well as Accountable Care Organization (ACO) partnerships.

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HHS OIG finds gaps in opioid treatment for Medicare, Medicaid enrollees

Fierce Healthcare

Many counties do not have medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) services available through providers and treatment programs, and even in counties that do, Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries of | A new report from HHS OIG looked at access to medication for opioid use disorder services and found many high need counties do not have specialized providers.

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Healthcare’s changing landscape is putting pressure on workforce planning

Health Care Dive

The healthcare setting presents unique challenges to staffing, and the need for skilled professionals is only growing. Keep pace with your workforce development strategy.

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How To Empower Your Workforce With Modern Fertility Benefits

Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski

In an era where a workforce spans multiple generations, HR managers and Total Rewards leaders face the unique challenge of designing benefits packages that cater to diverse employee needs. This session will delve into how comprehensive fertility benefits can bridge generational gaps, support employees’ health, and enhance workplace satisfaction. Join us for an insightful session that highlights the strategic importance of fertility benefits in today’s competitive job market.

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Hear how AI solutions are shaping the future of healthcare

Healthcare It News

Are you exploring how your organization can best leverage AI tools? If you weren’t able to attend this year’s HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, catch up on the highlights in this podcast. Join Chris Gervais, Chief Technology Officer at CodaMetrix, to hear about use cases for AI and to get insights into how companies can leverage these technologies to improve staff and patient experiences, enhance efficiency and drive long-lasting value.

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Cloud Development Environments: A New Frontline in Healthcare Cybersecurity

HIT Consultant

Tim Quinlan, Sr. Technical Manager at Coder It’s no surprise that one of healthcare leaders’ biggest fears is having customer data stolen, leaked or exposed. As large healthcare breaches hit record highs, hacks are affecting more individual records than ever – 136 million in 2023, more than double the previous year. This has triggered a wave of class action lawsuits , disruptions in billing cycles , and major service impacts at healthcare institutions.

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Pomelo Care acquires the Doula Network to offer hybrid maternity care model

Fierce Healthcare

Pomelo Care, a value-based virtual provider of maternity care, has acquired the Doula Network, now offering virtual and in-person maternity care. | The acquisition expands the company’s reach to more than 15 million covered lives, including more than 1 in 6 Medicaid beneficiaries nationally.

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Texas attorney general, generative AI company settle over accuracy allegations

Health Care Dive

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged Pieces Technologies made deceptive claims about the accuracy of its documentation products. Pieces denied any wrongdoing.

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Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.

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As CMS Cuts Payments, Home Health Patients Are Seeing Reduced Access To Care

Home Health Care

Patients are receiving less access to Medicare-certified home health care in recent years, according to a new data analysis. The data analysis – which comes from the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare (PQHH) and CareJourney by Arcadia – examines Medicare home health fee-for-service claims from 2022 through 2023, in order to determine access to care, and how it has been impacted by payment rate cuts.

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WellSpan Health Launches First Patient-Facing GenAI Healthcare Agent

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – WellSpan Health , a leading integrated healthcare provider known for its innovation, is partnering with Hippocratic AI , a pioneer in healthcare-focused large language models, to introduce a groundbreaking clinical GenAI healthcare agent. – The conversational AI-powered service will directly interact with patients, enhancing healthcare access, equity, and outcomes.

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Komodo Health rolls out new gen AI tools to sift through healthcare data, speed up analysis

Fierce Healthcare

Komodo Health continues to invest in generative AI capabilities, seeing the potential to use AI-powered conversational language to make it easier for health research teams to parse through troves o | Komodo Health continues to invest in generative AI capabilities, seeing the potential to use AI-powered conversational language to make it easier for health research teams to parse through troves of data.

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CMS holds accountable care organizations harmless for ‘highly suspect’ Medicare billing

Health Care Dive

Aberrant billing for urinary catheters last year could have made it harder for ACOs in Medicare to bring in shared savings. That’s no longer the case under a new final rule.

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Creating a Company Culture of Care: Integrating Mental Health, Wellbeing, and DEI in Benefits

Speaker: Sean Raible

Picture a workplace where physiological safety is not just an aim but a reality, driven by thoughtful employee benefits that prioritize mental health, wellbeing, and DEI. 🤔 ✨ Achieving this vision requires more than just occasional training sessions and employee assistance programs. Moving beyond the basics, this vision calls for a holistic approach that integrates these elements into your company culture as well as your HR and benefits strategy.

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The Growing, Troublesome Issues Around Non-Solicitation Agreements In Home Care

Home Health Care

In August, Comfort Keepers was fined $500,000 and forced to remove language from its contracts restricting caregivers from accepting positions with home care clients up to one year after terminating employment. That contract language, dubbed a non-solicitation agreement, is a widely used clause in home care contracts to protect providers’ businesses.

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Telehealth Satisfaction: A Mixed Bag Despite Growing Adoption, J.D. Power 2024 Study Reveals

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Telehealth , hailed as a potential game-changer in healthcare accessibility, has experienced mixed success in meeting patient expectations, according to the latest J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study. – While telehealth usage has skyrocketed, particularly during the pandemic, the study reveals significant variations in patient satisfaction between different telehealth providers and concerns regarding the effectiveness of telehealth for various t

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CMS: Medicare Advantage, Part D premiums are stable for 2025

Fierce Healthcare

Medicare's open enrollment window opens in a few weeks, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering a broad look at the landscape around Medicare Advantage and Part D before si | Medicare's open enrollment window opens in a few weeks, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering a broad look at the landscape around Medicare Advantage and Part D before signups begin.

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Epic hit with antitrust lawsuit by data startup Particle Health

Health Care Dive

Particle alleges electronic health record vendor Epic used its position as a “monopolist” to prevent competition in the payer market.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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The Home Health Nursing Problem That Isn’t Going Away

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership The home-based care staffing environment will always be a challenge for providers, but things look far better now than they did two years ago in the wake of the pandemic. However, one area that remains a lingering problem for providers is nurses, and specifically nurses who are leveraging a worker shortage to maximize earning power.

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Meridian, Mae partner to boost maternal outcomes, lower disparities

Healthcare It News

Enterprise Taxonomy: Population and Public Health Quality Care Patient safety Care Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Insurers not covering 12-month contraception supply as required: study

Fierce Healthcare

State laws mandate insurers cover a 12-month supply of contraception but this requirement is rarely followed by insurers, a JAMA Health Forum study reviewing Medicaid plans in nearly a dozen states | Insurance plans are supposed to cover a 12-month supply of birth control pills, but a recent study found that requirement is rarely followed.

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